Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Columbus & Hilliard, Ohio, May 1966
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A civilian reported a round, white object in the sky over Ohio in May 1966. The U.S. Air Force concluded the object was a meteor.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the Columbus and Hilliard, Ohio area on the nights of May 29-30, 1966. The witness reported observing a single, round, white object moving in a downward, northeasterly direction for a duration of one to two minutes. The witness, a civilian, provided details via a U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire. The witness noted the sky was clear and compared the object's appearance to a 'sky rocket' or a 150-watt bulb. The official conclusion reached by Captain James D. Ballsmith of the USAF was that the sighting was an 'Astro (Meteor),' noting that a bright meteor had been reported in the Columbus and Lockbourne AFB area during those nights. The investigator acknowledged that while the duration of the sighting seemed in excess of a normal meteor, the reported time was based on a guess by the witness.
The description and time of sighting coincides with a bright meteor which was seen in the Columbus, Lockbourne AFB area.
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Official Assessment
Astro (Meteor)
The description and time of the sighting coincide with a bright meteor observed in the Columbus, Lockbourne AFB area.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian